Daily Republican., 1887-01-07

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Aaay fstlrSsd Aocidsnts kappSn. u
pUsseAgs TO psrsons Who sssa 70 hsse
~ rdnception Of The. ame fof' tng fpsrI
niAG.pe . train sevse D -slvAp spsca
Hhsyseons 10 ths track, lsok up nd
d0yn ArgtxAih,s Tns5 Q(sNe nsob@
/. ~ a0na Tires hundred ises ASAy. bat
'tAsst sseas' % Tar suA <hs distance
'a6foi the track 20 short ,ttfSny shey
think they oen make Il H. h&e, but
thsy ars nisnksa n shsls solicitations
md Sfs caus4e. MA then TIE yriaH6ad
esaeesy ~ ths blame for running
80 fAsk a lev days ego - slsiehin6
party of twenty were oat eujuy Ing
thsnsslves psar Fort WaysA IndiAaa
AZ they nsased the Piststusg, Fort
rWAyhe and, phlokg3. Elllf5sd m ex-
pros trAin va .sssn appfoaahin6 at .
high rate % spssd.t Tue igsnttemsu 6ud
ladies impiersd THIS driver to stop unsii
She train passed, bat the lister, With
shat sullen stupidity end per verssneas
thsts sometirno1 come supoc people 10
'tioss ssi erest peril saad,y,-Astsrmined
I, ~ Nrqsa the ,tfsck, and urged HE hbrses
To- sfnns, OF the. rapidfy. \ SIR& txain,
THas esa tlomsu> sssing assbAinsVitAbla
.4nck% In hi1vepent tKsA the ysdisa.
laap&a 6oa tia slAish,. hht. iva. ltdies
= wsrs killed sasrtghts sna eight Others
,,wsre more of lPss fpfarels ahosr % them
danessonsly,z..- Whist. tbaoSd az tlm
driver h net ssated In - hriak aooopus
That 6et our eyes, but were ne obs Of
The victims but liftls sympstb u Mould
have beeu 81 presscd eDp him sRut the
1tiyyf fgtk}sie ~ No Vas HAD not the
Ieast idea that he wouId, 20. csngbt, BY
ehs trails. He simply ms de miscaicu
ldtyQn OF TIE tifstAnce Of the train, and
-hadna conception Of the velocity With
v Z 1t was running. This is only
t18scSss OF tIbe11t 49, are constant
~ 6ctnrrtntii ~ PIN wAit| . me-
Men, men alb x3GVh reckissslt take
the chances and rush into the very avs
of death. rhe cause for suoh reckless
mesa seems to be the want OF q proper
knowlsdgs 0fsthe time occuptsd by Q
,sfaip running over . Siyen spaco ~
s!x;y, miles On hour. Or a. nile minute.
For the sake OF illnstrat,on, iet us sup.
pose that the space bet @een ffftb ssd
Sixth snestSDu Market, iu soars city, Is
sthres hundred feet 3 ,that We believe is
about tho seal distspcA, !, We selaet shas
space because We believe nearly every
body in our city Is acquainted WITH IT.
Suppose there Are' double tracks I'm the
etreet and train IL at Sixth stres.
coming do IN At sixty miles an hours
We are At Filth street and want Is
cros-.. We look mp the stree aud see
the train, but 1t seem SEQ tar of and the
distarve cross Is 20 sherS'Wb thitk VI
nre perfectly safe, ami we maize tte
effort and ans caught oap eh-~secaus
We bad net made proper cIaul alton
OF the time and distance /tSry care.
70 gentlemen speaking cf Aifs subjeyt
yesterday said be took he precsution,
for bis own satisfaction, OF seeipg ex-
actly how long :. took to walk Across q
Cog pie srsc. ~ p srth gait, and A. took
&SAA shfee se,onda I 4 trpiS run
ming p. the rate OF q mile q minute
rune 81 feet In . sec aud or pa feet In
f;rte secoHds. Leaving SKIN street
under inll headway Of q mile minute,
and a fontnah starting to CROSS the
trs-k st Fitch street, the latter would
be baselS eSosss.s feet IN advance of
fhe cbninS sfalh. All will I'D NIT that
this is too closo margin, Win no, A.
l0wances for con 'usion and accidents In
crossing that might throw ia beneath
shs rsiu. Yet, ., Train 800 fees gay
did not look dangerous, aud neither
. was II very dangerous N rdnnidg st %
or 80 miIss en- hopr, but.ruuning AZ 90
miles an hour IL becomes extremely
dan gercus TO attern ps To GROSS, even 800
feet in advance Of 1t. - IN, Il